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Learn about me through the things I own.

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100% cotton denim recycled from a pair of Guess jeans.

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100% cotton eight strand light worsted, recycled from a men’s Banana Republic sweater.

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100% cotton two ply eight strand recycled from a sweater by Charter Club.

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100% cotton two ply double strand recycled from a sweater from The Gap.

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100% lamb’s wool two ply four strand recycled from a men’s sweater from tThe Gap.

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This is an old bed sheet I've been keeping around because it's so purdy to look at.

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Its such a genius idea to recycle vintage clothing back into yarn! Very impressed

Thanks. A lot of these sweaters are pretty new though. The modern consumer has less respect for clothing than previous generations. They consume/discard at a higher rate and for the wrong reasons. Recycling (and sharing that process) reminds people that these things do in fact have tremendous value.

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What do you do with your recycled yarn?

Everything I knit and weave is made with recycled yarn. I also use it to mend and sew.

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100% Cashmere two ply lace weight recycled from an Old Navy men’s sweater.

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Repairs continue today on my #batik quilt top. This piece dates back to all the other batik and ikat textiles I have (late eighties). The repairs are focused on segments of fabric that have frayed themselves out from under the stitches. There are a lot of them to seal up before I can attach this to anything.

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It's time for more of this mid-gray 100% wool recycled from a J Crew sweater. #knitters #knittersofinstagram #recycledyarn #yarnstash

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This Balinese ikat jacket was pretty thrashed, so I salvaged that beautiful, hand loomed fabric. This is one of three, the first you can see here.

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I've used this yarn once in 2013. I think it's time to bring it back. Recycled and spilt down from a four-stranded structure yarn, it was recycled from a Hollister sweater. #recycledyarn #knitters #yarnstash

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This is a 100% wool two ply fingering weight yarn recycled from a Deane White men’s sweater. The recycling process for this was featured in Taproot Magazine (Issue 13: Song).

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Here's an image demonstrating the size of this #batik scarf. It's about 20in (50cm) by 108in (274cm). I think I'll just call this done because I have too much other stuff to do. I'll have a blogpost up about it next week. #recycledfabric #recycledyarn #handsewing #slowstitches #slowfashionoctober

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These are the scraps left over from the #batik #patchwork scarf I've been working on. Just looking them over before packing it all into my fabric stash.

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I'm finishing up this #recycleddenim drawstring bag today. I'll have a blogpost up about it soon. #handsewing #recycledfabric #recycledyarn